OpenArena for Debian ==================== In the Debian package of the OpenArena client, flares (light gloss effect around light sources) is disabled by default, because it causes a performance loss on certain graphics hardware (Intel cards and maybe others). On ATI or NVIDIA cards (and maybe others) you won't notice a great performance penalty if flares are enabled. To enable the flare effect, launch OpenArena and open the in-game console by pressing +, then type "\r_flares 1" (without the quotes). If you notice a performance loss, you can disable flares again by typing "\r_flares 0" (without the quotes) in the in-game console. This setting is saved automatically, when OpenArena is closed.